pizzapete

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In another 20 years we can close off part of New Hampshire St. to celebrate the end of Compton's tax abatements and the fact that he's finally paying his fair share of tax revenue back to the city. And with all the money he'll have collected from his private "special tax district" on NH. St. the next twenty years he could even pay for a touring band to put on a free concert and buy us all dinner.

Sure all that tax revenue could have been put to a better use paying for our crumpling schools or helping to pay for a new police station, but Fritzel's got needs, too. All that money will help pay off all the bad real estate decisions he's made lately and he'll still have enough money left over to pay for a new yacht and the red Ferrari with the personalized license plate that reads EXEMPT.

I'm sure there are plenty of good reasons why we should be giving big real estate developers tax breaks, after all, paying taxes is so working class. Why should Fritzel or Compton have to help pay for the additional police, firefighters, roads, and sewers that their hotels, apartment buildings, and other developments require? This recreation center was a huge money grab from the start, so let's give Fritzel more tax breaks so he can keep more of the money we're giving him to develop his property. And if you're planning on using the recreation center, make sure to bring an extra $20 or $30 for parking and concessions, because that's the real reason Fritzel is giving us this gift in the first place.

No, no, and more no. It's a shame Obama has painted himself into a corner with his talk of a red line. I imagine he feels obligated to act now that he's made that threat. It's a real mess, but we shouldn't be making it our mess, especially with Russia backing the other side.

The word on the street is that they'll be excepting couches at the corner of 9th and New Hampshire this weekend. Just drop your couch in the hole and they'll have their arson expert on hand to help get rid of them.

The Lawrence visitor center needs to start handing out brochures explaining all the random rules and regulations our commissioners have come up with to help save us from ourselves. Or maybe we should have them posted alongside the downtown charity meters, no wait, that would be a fire hazard.